Elementary school (grades K-5) · Mcneal, AZ

Mcneal Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Mcneal Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040492000377

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Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The verdict

Mcneal Elementary School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Arizona schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical: 2.6:1
small classes for Arizona: 70.5%
free-lunch eligible: 31
students enrolled

Mcneal Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

School address

Mcneal, AZ 85617

District: Mcneal Elementary District (4181) · Arizona

NCES ID 040492000377 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 040492000377 · Mcneal, AZ Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

31 enr · 2.6:1 · 70.5% lunch · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Mcneal Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Mcneal Elementary School compares

Mcneal Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric	This school	vs Arizona	Arizona avg	U.S. avg
Students per teacher	2.6:1	▼ 85%	17:1	15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible	70.5%	▲ 46%	48.3%	51.7%
Enrollment	31	top 91%	-	-

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

2.6:1

Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.

Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need

70.5%

free-lunch eligible - 46% above the Arizona average of 48.3%

Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.

Staffing depth

2.6:1

students per teacher - 85% below state mean

Top 1% in Arizona - lower ratio than 99% of state schools

Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.

Engagement

61.3%

chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)

At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.

Funding equity

$23,000

per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,502

Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.

Support staff

Counselors0.0 FTE

Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Discipline context

in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school

Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 67.7%

Hispanic or Latino 19.4%

American Indian / Alaska Native 6.5%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 6.5%

Largest group: White at 67.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.6, Mcneal Elementary School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mcneal Elementary District (4181), which includes Mcneal Elementary School.

$23,000

Per student

+70%

vs Arizona

Avg $13,502

+30%

vs U.S.

Avg $17,658

Revenue mix

Local 28.6%

State 52.3%

Federal 19.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~31 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~2.6:1)

Frequently asked questions about Mcneal Elementary School

How many students attend Mcneal Elementary School?

Mcneal Elementary School has 31 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mcneal, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mcneal Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mcneal Elementary School is 2.6:1, which is 85% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 83% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mcneal Elementary School?

70.5% of students at Mcneal Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mcneal Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Mcneal Elementary School is White at 67.7% of enrollment, in Mcneal, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mcneal Elementary School?

Mcneal Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Mcneal Elementary District (4181)?

None reported; Mcneal Elementary District (4181) operates only Mcneal Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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